Senior Caitie Beth Shauck stared at her Twitter page, stunned. She closed her eyes, and when she looked again, the tweet from Fall Out Boy bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz was still there.

After a review of the latest Fall Out Boy Album, “Believers Never Die: Greatest Hits,” was posted on jcpatriot.com on November 30, Shauck decided to send the article’s link via Twitter to Wentz and band members guitarist Joe Trohman and drummer Andy Hurley.

She signed out of her account and proceeded to do her homework, not expecting a response.

During a study break, Shauck logged back onto Twitter, and she noticed that a girl from New York had added her as a friend. “I was wondering, why would someone randomly add me as a friend?” Shauck said.

Curious, she checked her news feed and discovered that Wentz had re-tweeted the article link, meaning he sent the article link to his 1,827,859 followers on Twitter. As a result, jcpatriot.com received over 2,500 views in one day.

“I just freaked out,” Shauck said. “I couldn’t talk at all, even when my mom asked me what happened.”

Shauck calmed down before rereading what Wentz wrote. “I think this is a great unbiased review,” the message began, and Shauck said she laughed at the “unbiased” remark.

“I’m glad to know it [the review] came off that way. I’m a huge fan of Fall Out Boy, but I still wanted to be somewhat critical.”

When Shauck logged on to the Fall Out Boy Live Journal two hours later, she saw that her entire review had been reprinted on the website. “It was pretty exciting to see it on there because that’s where I go quite frequently to find out the latest news on Fall Out Boy.  So to see my story there, that’s pretty cool.”

Looking back at what happened, Shauck said, “I really admire [Wentz’s] writing, so it’s very cool to know that he likes my writing too. And the fact that he took the time to read my article made me feel like the band really does care about its fans.”

Jenny Hottle can be reached for comment at [email protected].

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